Mauritania Poverty Rate 1987-2024

Poverty headcount ratio at $5.50 a day is the percentage of the population living on less than $5.50 a day at 2011 international prices. As a result of revisions in PPP exchange rates, poverty rates for individual countries cannot be compared with poverty rates reported in earlier editions.
  • Mauritania poverty rate for 2019 was 68.00%, a 1.2% increase from 2014.
  • Mauritania poverty rate for 2014 was 66.80%, a 4.8% decline from 2008.
  • Mauritania poverty rate for 2008 was 71.60%, a 11.1% decline from 2004.
  • Mauritania poverty rate for 2004 was 82.70%, a 1.8% increase from 2000.
Data Source: World Bank

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Similar Country Ranking
Country Name % Under US $5.50 Per Day
India 80.70%
Vanuatu 76.10%
Kiribati 68.90%
Egypt 68.80%
Mauritania 68.00%
Kyrgyz Republic 63.70%
Indonesia 63.70%
Georgia 54.20%
Honduras 49.50%
Sri Lanka 49.30%
El Salvador 28.80%
Bolivia 15.50%
Moldova 14.70%
Ukraine 7.10%
Mauritania Poverty Rate - Historical Data
Year % Under US $5.50 Per Day Change
2019 68.00% 1.20%
2014 66.80% -4.80%
2008 71.60% -11.10%
2004 82.70% 1.80%
2000 80.90% -3.10%
1995 84.00% -6.40%
1993 90.40% 0.60%
1987 89.80% 0.60%